[Romanized:]
Aitainda
Aishitainda
Sono ai ga mou ima mitainda
Aitainda
Aishitainda
Ima kassarau SO WATCH OUT NOW!
BABY WHY YOU sonna ni GO WAY?
BABY WHY YOU sonna ni GO WAY?
BABY WHY YOU sonna ni GO WAY?
OH DAD!
OH! DAD wa ittai MOM ni
Dou yatte ai Tsutaeta no?
Wakaranaku naru mou
Kibun wa sou Chīsai BOY
Mou imi naku hishi ni natte iki gatte PLAY
Chō maji ni natte iji wa atte itchishinai SAME
Ittai naninanda, mou? GAKI ni natta mitaida
Hikkuri kaesou FROM ‘Bara’ kara MY ‘Rabā’!
Daigaku mo warukunai kimi to naraba
ABC, a ka sa ta na, HAKUNAMATATA
Kimi o kakunin Sashin o minagara
Demo kanchigai sunna
Sonna ya wa janai
Iradatsu, nanka iratsuku
Sore ga nani? TELL ME ima sugu
Ore ja ‘NO’ na no ka?
Kotaero ima HOLD UP!
Hanasanai Naku naru mae ni
Nigasanai Mai chiru mae ni
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
Kimi ga koko ni nozomu nara
Hanasanai Naku naru mae ni
Nigasanai Mai chiru mae ni
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
Kimi ga koko ni nozomu nara
BABY WHY YOU sonna ni GO WAY?
BABY WHY YOU sonna ni GO WAY?
BABY WHY YOU sonna ni GO WAY?
Mitame BAD, BAD GIRL
BUT, motto BAD, BAD GIRL
Na nakami de ore surū?
Kōkai shitaku naru zo!
Messēji chakushin shite mo
Yomu ka dou ka wakan naishi
Ni natta shunkan Ochitsukanai
NABIGĒSHON demo GETTO ka?
(BROOON, BROOON, BROOON)
Nani shite mo TENSHON ga
(GURAN GURAN GURAN)
Honki? (I GOT ‘EM)
Honshin? (I GOT ‘EM)
Ore ga yuiitsu fure ran nai I
(BAKUN BAKUN BAKUN)
Hanashite mina Doushite hoshii? HOLD UP!
Kakehiki toka sonna no mou Yōnai!
119 ja na kute ore o CALL UP!
Sugu iu tōrinan ni demo naru
Maji itsu datte FOR YA!
Iradatsu, nanka iratsuku
Sore ga nani? TELL ME ima sugu
Ore ja ‘NO’ na no ka?
Kotaero ima HOLD UP!
Hanasanai Naku naru mae ni
Nigasanai Mai chiru mae ni
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
Kimi ga koko ni nozomu nara
Hanasanai Naku naru mae ni
Nigasanai Mai chiru mae ni
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
Kimi ga koko ni nozomu nara
Aitainda
Aishitainda
Kono kimochi o tsutaetainda
Me sora sarete mo
Surū saretemo
Doushite mo hanasenai
Aitainda
Aishitainda
Massugu sono hitomi Dakitainda
Kono ai o Ima subete
Kimi no tame ni YEAH YEAH YEAH!
Hanasanai Naku naru mae ni
Nigasanai Mai chiru mae ni
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
Kimi ga koko ni nozomu nara
Hanasanai Naku naru mae ni
Nigasanai Mai chiru mae ni
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
Kimi ga koko ni nozomu nara
[Japanese:]
会いたいんだ
愛したいんだ
その愛がもう今見たいんだ
会いたいんだ
愛したいんだ
今かっさらう SO WATCH OUT NOW!
BABY WHY YOU そんなにGO WAY?
BABY WHY YOU そんなにGO WAY?
BABY WHY YOU そんなにGO WAY?
OH, DAD!
OH! DADは一体MOMに
どうやって愛 伝えたの？
分からなくなるもう
気分はそう 小さいBOY
もう意味なく必死になって粋がってPLAY
超マジになって意地はって一致しないSAME
一体何なんだ、もう? ガキになったみたいだ
ひっくり返そうFROM “バラ”から MY “ラバー”！
大学も悪くない君とならば
ABC、あかさたな、ハクナマタタ
君を確認 写真を見ながら
でも勘違いすんな
そんなやわじゃない
苛立つ、なんかイラつく
それが何？ TELL ME 今すぐ
俺じゃ“NO” なのか？
答えろ 今 HOLD UP!
離さない 無くなる前に
逃がさない 舞い散る前に
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
君がここに望むなら
離さない 無くなる前に
逃がさない 舞い散る前に
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
君がここに望むなら
BABY WHY YOU そんなにGO WAY?
BABY WHY YOU そんなにGO WAY?
BABY WHY YOU そんなにGO WAY?
見た目 BAD, BAD, GIRL
BUT, もっと BAD, BAD, GIRL
な中身で俺スルー？
後悔したくなるぞ！
メッセージ着信しても
読むかどうかわかんないし
「既読」になった瞬間 落ち着かない
ナビゲーションでもゲットか？
(BROOON, BROOON, BROOON!)
何にしてもテンションが
(グラングラングラン)
本気？(I GOT ‘EM)
本心？(I GOT ‘EM)
俺が唯一触れらんない位
(バクンバクンバクン)
話してみな どうして欲しい？ HOLD UP!
駆け引きとかそんなのもう 用ない！
119じゃなくて俺を CALL UP!
すぐ言う通りなんにでもなる
マジいつだって FOR YA!
苛立つ、なんかイラつく
それが何？ TELL ME 今すぐ
俺じゃ“NO” なのか？
答えろ 今 HOLD UP!
離さない 無くなる前に
逃がさない 舞い散る前に
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
君がここに望むなら
離さない 無くなる前に
逃がさない 舞い散る前に
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
君がここに望むなら
会いたいんだ
愛したいんだ
この気持ちを伝えたいんだ
目そらされても
スルーされても
どうしても離せない
会いたいんだ
愛したいんだ
真っすぐその瞳 抱きたいんだ
この愛を 今全て
君の為にYEAH YEAH YEAH!
離さない 無くなる前に
逃がさない 舞い散る前に
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
君がここに望むなら
離さない 無くなる前に
逃がさない 舞い散る前に
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
君がここに望むなら
[English translation:]
I want to see you
I want to love you
I want to see that love now
I want to see you
I want to love you
Let’s grab it now SO WATCH OUT NOW!
BABY WHY YOU do you GO WAY that much?
BABY WHY YOU do you GO WAY that much?
BABY WHY YOU do you GO WAY that much?
OH, DAD!
OH! DAD to mom,
How did you confess your love?
I can’t understand
I feel like a small BOY
Even if doesn’t mean anything anymore I desperately and cleverly PLAY
I become super-serious and the SAME doesn’t match
What the heck is this now? It feels like I’ve become a kid
Let’s flip it FROM “bara” (rose) to MY “rabaa” (lover)!
If I’m with you, the university doesn’t sound so bad
ABC, a ka sa ta na, hakuna matata
I check you out while looking at some photos
But don’t misunderstand
I’m not that weak
Frustrated, I’m getting irritated
What’s that? TELL ME now
So I’m a “NO”?
Answer me, HOLD UP now!
Don’t let me go, before you disappear
Don’t go away, before fluttering
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
If you want to be here
Don’t let me go, before you disappear
Don’t go away, before fluttering
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
If you want to be here
BABY WHY YOU do you GO WAY that much?
BABY WHY YOU do you GO WAY that much?
BABY WHY YOU do you GO WAY that much?
You look like a BAD, BAD, GIRL
BUT, you’re even more BAD, BAD, GIRL
Hey, when it comes to the interior it has to be me right?
You’ll regret it if you don’t!
Even if I sent a message to you,
I don’t know if you read it or not
When it’s marked as “read” I can’t calm down,
Even if you’re navigating did you get it?
(BROOON, BROOON, BROOON!)
No matter what you do, the tension
(GURAN GURAN GURAN)
Are you serious/for real? (I GOT ‘EM)
Are your feelings true? (I GOT ‘EM)
The only place I can’t touch
(BAKUN BAKUN BAKUN)
Try talking without touching, how do you want me to do it? HOLD UP!
We don’t need such things as tactics!
Don’t call 119 CALL (me) UP!
I’ll do everything for you if you tell me
Really, whenever FOR YA!
Frustrated, I’m getting irritated
What’s that? TELL ME now
So I’m a “NO”?
Answer me, HOLD UP now!
Don’t let me go, before you disappear
Don’t go away, before fluttering
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
If you want to be here
Don’t let me go, before you disappear
Don’t go away, before fluttering
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
If you want to be here
I want to see you
I want to love you
I want to tell you these feelings
Even if you look away
Even if you ignore me
I can’t let you go no matter what
I want to see you
I want to love you
I want to hug those eyes right now
All this love is just
For you YEAH YEAH YEAH!
Don’t let me go, before you disappear
Don’t go away, before fluttering
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
If you want to be here
Don’t let me go, before you disappear
Don’t go away, before fluttering
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
SAY WHAT YOU WANT
If you want to be here
Exploring the Yearning of Young Love
BTS’s “Boy In Luv (Japanese Version)” captures the raw intensity of adolescent affection and the confusion that comes with it. The lyrics alternate between vulnerability and bravado, as the protagonist wrestles with his feelings for someone he desperately wants to connect with. The repeated pleas of “I want to see you, I want to love you” reveal an emotional urgency, while lines about frustration and not understanding how to confess love highlight the universal uncertainties of youth. The song’s energetic delivery mirrors the emotional rollercoaster of falling in love for the first time, mixing bravado with genuine longing and insecurity. Ultimately, it’s a heartfelt portrayal of wanting to hold onto someone before they slip away.
Song Credits
- Artist: BTS
- Songwriters: “Boy In Luv” was written by Pdogg, “Hitman” Bang, RM, SUGA, j-hope, and Supreme Boi.
- Release Year: 2014
- Label: Big Hit Entertainment